KINO INTERNATIONAL

CICLOPE Festival returns to Kino International, one of the most legendary theaters in East Berlin.

Formally inaugurated in 1963, it was the main theater for premieres in the GDR. Until 1989, multiple films produced by the DEFA (the state-owned film studio) held their premieres there, and it wasa venueof variousEastern European filmfestivals.

Today, Kino International is used by many filmmakers for premieres due to the theater’s ambience, and is one of the venues of the Berlinale. In July 2012,the BerlinSenateproposedKino International,as part of theformer StalinAllee,forinclusion intheWorld HeritageList ofUNESCO.

Thank you!

Ciclope Festival 2017 was a success with more than 1,000 entries, 700 delegates and more than 100 people taking part in networking activities. See you on November 8 & 9, 2018!